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... they started to move, and we could sense that they were dancing. Eventually our eyes adjusted to the dark, and we could make out some very dim shapes as they danced and hummed and sang around us....at one point we had the sense of being at the centre of some sort of ancient tribal ritual, with us as the sacrifices!

After this we had a very pleasant lunch under the trees in the "Sommergarten" next to the museum, and ...

... powerful. It did a nice job telling the story of Anne Frank. It ended with a small documentary featuring people from present day commenting on her story. The most powerful quote in my mind was from Emma Thompson who said, "Her would-haves are our opportunities." I thought that was a great idea to end the museum with.

After the museum, I went out for a traditional Dutch breakfast of poffertjes. They are small pancakes and very delicious. Following ...

... our not so tasty sausages. I got a delicious seafood salad and glass of prosecco and Joe had Lasanga. I took a few pictures because my friend Elaine requested that I put airport pictures of me looking miserable to show the true nature of my long-term travels instead of just the facebook albums showing how fabulous everything is!!! It is true that these travels are not always fabulous but how can I complain when I haven't been working since ...

... blocks from Checkpoint Charlie! There are lots of people here, but not the crowds I was worried about. So we've seen Checkpoint Charlie and a large section of The Wall. I don't know a lot about the history of the wall, and it's really hard to wrap my head around what it must have been like. It's just not a mentality that I understand....I guess that's why you travel, to try to get other viewpoints. Anyway, we ate, believe it or not, at an Italian place near our hotel! I had an ...

We had a tour getting acquainted meeting at 6:30 pm. There are 16 in our group- (only 2 men); couple from Canada and a single guy also from Canada. We have mostly Australians and quite a few teachers. Sharon and I and a woman from the West Coast are the only ones from the US. It's an interesting group. We are looking forward to getting to know all of our fellow wanderers.